Wajih steers NG into semis

Published April 26, 2006

KARACHI, April 25: Wajihuddin cracked a sparkling half century to steer Nazimabad Gymkhana into the semifinals of the KCCA inter-club cricket championship with an eight-wicket win over Cantt Sports at the TMC ground on Monday.

Wajihuddin hit eight fours and three sixes in his 61 as Nazimabad Gymkhana reached their target of 127 in 14.1 overs. Earlier, medium-pacer Ali Mudassar took three for 12 and off-spinner Iqbal Shaikh claimed three for 17 as Cantt Sports were bowled out for 126

Summarised scores:

CANTT SPORTS 126 in 30.4 overs (Salman Niazi 44, MohammadJaved 40; Ali Mudassar 3-12, Iqbal Shaikh 3-17).

NAZIMABAD GYMKHANA 127-2 in 14.1 overs (Wajihuddin 61, Khurram Ibrahim 23, Abdul Saad 23).—APP

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